Unit 3 - How our thoughts and feelings effect our symptoms, energy system and chakras introduction.
Which negative emotions most often effect you and how this can relate to digestive symptoms and changes in digestive symptoms?
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Feelings and emotions that are often associated with constipation, bloating and gas include:
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Feeling stuck or trapped in a situation
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Loss of purpose
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Exhaustion and overwhelm
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Feeling un-fulfilled
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Boredom
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Lack of motivation
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Feelings and emotions that are often associated with loose bowel movements, cramps, bloating and reflux include:
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Fear
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Nervousness
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Excitement
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Worry
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Anticipation
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Feeling rushed or under pressure
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Which of these groups of emotions or feelings most often come up for you? Do you remember a time when your feelings and emotions were in the other category and did this change your digestion or symptoms?
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Remember being in one of these states can last for a few days, weeks, months or even years and we can change between them often. Have you experienced switching between loose and hard bowel movements maybe your emotions changed to coincide...
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You may also notice that you tend towards eating different foods or eating more or less frequently depending on how you are feeling.
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The individual energy points/ Chakras have feelings and expressions associated with them the following video and mediation series will help you to identify if any of your energy points are out of balance and how to nourish and balence them.
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